Men who do household chores are more likely to marry
a girl of their choice, and since British men are
happy doing these chores, they
score high, according to a study conducted by the
University of Oxford.

The study suggests that if you want to settle down,
your chances of getting married or living with someone
are probably highest in Britain, the Scandinavian
countries and the United States, where men more likely
than their Australian counterparts to do the household
chores and thereby make marriage a more attractive
option to their nations' women.

According to an Oxford economist, marriage and cohabiting
rates in developed countries can be linked to attitudes
towards the roles of men and women, and views on who
is responsible for doing the housework and looking
after the children.

Both men and women have shown they are more likely
to want a live-in relationship
with the opposite sex if they think their partner
will do a share of the housework and childcare duties.

The study constructs an 'egalitarian index' of 12
developed countries, based on responses to questionnaires
about gender, housework and childcare responsibilities.

Norway and Sweden top the egalitarian index, with
Britain in third place, followed by the United States.